This is the discussion thread for the 2018 UK Sudoku Championship. It will also act as the second qualifier for the UK A team competing at the World Sudoku Championships in Prague, Czech Republic to be held on the 4th-11th November 2018 (note that these dates also include time for the World Puzzle Championships).

One thing that has come up from the testing is a clarification to the rules of Puzzle 11 Consecutive Pairs. Not all possible pairs of cells have been marked! This means that it is possible for consecutive numbers to be placed in adjacent cells where there is no marking between them. This is the main difference between Consecutive Pairs Sudoku, and Consecutive Sudoku.

This will also be made clear in the updated instructions, and in the competition puzzle booklet.

As regards the bonus points, am I correct in my understanding that a solver who submits correct solutions to 15 puzzles and also makes a random guess at the 16th will score the partial bonus of 2 points per minute saved, but a solver who submits 15 correct puzzles and makes no attempt at the 16th will not?